Explore Oaxacan through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Oaxacan in a sentence
Oaxacan meaning
Relating to, or from, the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
Using Oaxacan
- The main meaning on this page is: Relating to, or from, the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
- In the example corpus, oaxacan often appears in combinations such as: oaxacan cuisine, market oaxacan, oaxacan market.
Context around Oaxacan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Oaxacan
- In this selection, "oaxacan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, melted, classic, dios, cuisine, market and born stand out and add context to how "oaxacan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include market a oaxacan market in and a dios oaxacan gin campari. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "oaxacan" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with oaxacan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It focused on Oaxacan food. (5 words)
Queso fundido is melted Oaxacan cheese, wantonly enriched with huitlacoche and accompanied by hot handmade tortillas. (16 words)
Chocolate for sale at Corredor Oaxaqueño Market, a Oaxacan market in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. (17 words)
Beverage consultant, Linda Salinas has created several new cocktails such as the spicy pineapple margarita, the Aztec Negroni (Gracias a Dios Oaxacan gin, Campari and sweet vermouth) and the Carajillo (Licor 43 and espresso). (34 words)
Nuestra Soledad Santa María Zoquitlán Mezcal is a Oaxacan joven mezcal, so it’s young, clear and unaged; it is made from both wild and semi-cultivated agaves. (28 words)
The restaurant has gone on to become an institution for Oaxacan cuisine in Los Angeles, winning a James Beard award in 2015 in the prestigious American Classics category. (28 words)
Example sentences (11)
Near the Woodland rice mills is another family-operated taco stand called Tacos Los Martinez which is owned by Oaxacan-born Medardo Martinez.
Queso fundido is melted Oaxacan cheese, wantonly enriched with huitlacoche and accompanied by hot handmade tortillas.
The food, helmed by renowned Mexican chef Enrique Olvera, is a delightful update on classic Oaxacan cuisine with plenty of vegetarian and pescatarian options.
It focused on Oaxacan food.
Nuestra Soledad Santa María Zoquitlán Mezcal is a Oaxacan joven mezcal, so it’s young, clear and unaged; it is made from both wild and semi-cultivated agaves.
Beverage consultant, Linda Salinas has created several new cocktails such as the spicy pineapple margarita, the Aztec Negroni (Gracias a Dios Oaxacan gin, Campari and sweet vermouth) and the Carajillo (Licor 43 and espresso).
Bricia Lopez holds a bag of broken tlayudas inside Corredor Oaxaqueño Market, a Oaxacan market in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Chocolate for sale at Corredor Oaxaqueño Market, a Oaxacan market in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles.
The restaurant has gone on to become an institution for Oaxacan cuisine in Los Angeles, winning a James Beard award in 2015 in the prestigious American Classics category.
The couple’s other standout Houston restaurants, Xochi and Caracol, specialize, respectively, in Oaxacan and Mexican coastal cuisines.
One major feature of Oaxacan cuisine is its seven mole varieties, second only to mole poblano in importance.
Common combinations with oaxacan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: